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Hello. My Great Aunt and her husband lived at 38 New Summer Street until at least 1932 but had moved on by the 1939 census. James and Emma Gould were their names - he was a wire weaver and she was a grocer by the later years. In 1939 the premises were still classed as a grocer. Would this have been an 'open all hours' type shop on the street or more like barrow trading? Interested in any information or photos really. Makes a change from most of my relatives who lived in the back courts of the city. Thanks!
 
There are some photos of the old Unity Club here which I think was in the vicinity, not sure if you quite get a glimpse of no. 38...

The Unity Club Summer Lane Help Needed

hi folks i need all hands to the pump please....this coming october sees the 150th birthday of the unity club ...original one that was on the corner of summer lane and new summer st demolished and the new one is now in new summer st..some of you will know prof the owner from the forum meet ups...
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Here's a map from 1950, sadly it appears no. 38 had been demolished...

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the pub on the corner of new summer st and summer lane was the bulls head..here is a photo of it showing the 5 houses next to it but sadly no 38 has gone and a factory built on its site but at least you have an idea of what the houses looked like

lyn

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I linked to that photo originally Lyn thinking the OP wanted no. 39 instead of no. 38, so I think it's the wrong (all odd) side.
 
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I linked to that photo originally Lyn thinking the OP wanted no. 39 instead of no. 38, so I think it's the wrong (all odd) side.
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oops sorry mark at least the photo shows the other side of the street...will see if i have anymore...i thought we had a thread for new summer st so will check

lyn
 
Not easy to work out but I think the last building standing is no. 40, you can just see the gates of the internal passageway to the left of that building. Buildings to the right are possibly part court 49 or 50 of Summer Lane (see above 1950s map). No. 38 sadly demolished by this time, new buildings not yet built.

Here's a map from 1889, green dot is I think no. 38 and pink line is no.40...

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